search_archives

Search Arkivportalen, the national archive catalogue: fonds, series and units held by Norwegian archive institutions (statsarkiv, byarkiv, private archives, ...).

Signature: search_archives(query: string, required; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives/?query={query}&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
offsetoptionalintegerNumber of list items to skip; default 0.
Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "arkivverket",
  "operation": "search_archives",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}
Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-15T17:34:59Z in 0.231 seconds.

Showing 10 of 97529 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Pedersen, Ole
    id:
    HHSP-1478
  2. name:
    Pedersen, Rasmus
    id:
    HHSP-1479
  3. name:
    Pedersen, Kåre og Margit (f. Gran)
    id:
    SATØ-P-1554
  4. name:
    Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
    id:
    BRMA-1023
  5. name:
    C & P Pedersens Rederi
    id:
    PA-2832
  6. name:
    Pedersen, Sigurd, rådmann i Hamar
    id:
    SAH-ARK-405
  7. name:
    Pedersen, Karl (f. 1909)
    id:
    R.Ark.1583
  8. name:
    Pedersen, Carl Zacharias
    id:
    PA-1431
  9. name:
    Pa 0094 - Pedersen, Peder
    id:
    SAST-A-100205
  10. name:
    Pedersen, Gunnar, AS
    id:
    A-4393
Show all fields in HTML
total:
97529
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Pedersen, Ole
    id:
    HHSP-1478
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1478
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed969bfa-5ed5-4ad6-9d4b-5eb9c15394e1
  2. urn:
    3b6459d6-844f-4607-88c6-4aca97e7be45
    name:
    Pedersen, Rasmus
    id:
    HHSP-1479
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1479
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b6459d6-844f-4607-88c6-4aca97e7be45
  3. urn:
    72b8e0d5-379e-4ca6-bf91-e2deca04ab0c
    name:
    Pedersen, Kåre og Margit (f. Gran)
    id:
    SATØ-P-1554
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1554
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72b8e0d5-379e-4ca6-bf91-e2deca04ab0c
  4. urn:
    43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
    name:
    Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
    id:
    BRMA-1023
    path:
    OSTM/BRMA-1023
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
  5. urn:
    53b9a4e5-86ad-44b2-be16-da25a3749630
    name:
    C & P Pedersens Rederi
    id:
    PA-2832
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2832
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53b9a4e5-86ad-44b2-be16-da25a3749630
  6. urn:
    a2f6c7c1-7401-406a-b7fd-9c2fcd369f48
    name:
    Pedersen, Sigurd, rådmann i Hamar
    id:
    SAH-ARK-405
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-405
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2f6c7c1-7401-406a-b7fd-9c2fcd369f48
  7. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000020558
    name:
    Pedersen, Karl (f. 1909)
    id:
    R.Ark.1583
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1583
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000020558
  8. urn:
    cd9348ce-e254-465b-87fd-81b2c035372d
    name:
    Pedersen, Carl Zacharias
    id:
    PA-1431
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1431
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd9348ce-e254-465b-87fd-81b2c035372d
  9. urn:
    dd34872d-d3db-4185-a302-30e3672086e6
    name:
    Pa 0094 - Pedersen, Peder
    id:
    SAST-A-100205
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100205
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd34872d-d3db-4185-a302-30e3672086e6
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000164771
    name:
    Pedersen, Gunnar, AS
    id:
    A-4393
    path:
    BBA/A-4393
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000164771
  11. urn:
    no-VAMU_arkiv_000000004144
    name:
    Pedersen, Gottfred
    id:
    A-0523
    path:
    VAMU/A-0523
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Varanger museum IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VAMU_arkiv_000000004144
  12. urn:
    30232de1-80c4-4904-8bbf-553fc6589fc8
    name:
    PA-0188, Pedersen, Bernt. Bankbestyrer og kjøpmann
    id:
    A-1240
    path:
    BYST/A-1240
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/30232de1-80c4-4904-8bbf-553fc6589fc8
  13. urn:
    9bc37d05-b0bf-4bf6-bd7b-696bb24dbca4
    name:
    Pedersen, Einar S.
    id:
    SATØ-P-1695
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1695
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9bc37d05-b0bf-4bf6-bd7b-696bb24dbca4
  14. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000015083
    name:
    Hestad, Knut Andreas Pedersen (f. 1858)
    id:
    R.Ark.1247
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1247
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000015083
  15. urn:
    b2e59c48-9291-43e2-a352-2c64947be0d0
    name:
    PA-0173, Stavanger Frisinnede Forening - Venstre, Birger Pedersen
    id:
    A-1225
    path:
    BYST/A-1225
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2e59c48-9291-43e2-a352-2c64947be0d0
  16. urn:
    bd3af96b-a26d-4884-bb46-2c0b93f06b74
    name:
    Pedersen, Nils Gabriel
    id:
    SATØ-P-1637
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1637
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd3af96b-a26d-4884-bb46-2c0b93f06b74
  17. urn:
    0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
    name:
    Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
    id:
    NFK-07-101
    path:
    AIN/NFK-07-101
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
  18. urn:
    6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-5523
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5523
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
  19. urn:
    6f133f2d-f0a4-4733-8aa7-b99336f18965
    name:
    Pedersen, Peder "Ullsfjording"
    id:
    SATØ-P-1572
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1572
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6f133f2d-f0a4-4733-8aa7-b99336f18965
  20. urn:
    1ac8edb0-ef72-46cd-b061-478724d87018
    name:
    Pedersen, Jens
    id:
    PA-1430
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1430
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ac8edb0-ef72-46cd-b061-478724d87018
  21. urn:
    a45ab584-45fd-4485-a8f5-b1db80746486
    name:
    Hansine Eline Antona Hansen/ Pedersen
    id:
    A-1030
    path:
    SVAM/A-1030
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a45ab584-45fd-4485-a8f5-b1db80746486
  22. urn:
    8a0c1e96-e76b-463b-a1dd-99e259a274fb
    name:
    Faye-Pedersen, Kitty
    id:
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    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0236
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a0c1e96-e76b-463b-a1dd-99e259a274fb
  23. urn:
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    name:
    Pedersen, Martin Holst
    id:
    PA-2210
    path:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ab2e8e9-1f4b-4abd-a8b1-a91e37a07f19
  24. urn:
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    name:
    Palmer Pedersen
    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/530b7f3b-f9e9-4287-b4e0-cdc6aa9250c5
  25. urn:
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    name:
    Pedersen, Jens Christian Berg
    id:
    PA-1429
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1429
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86f7b780-62fa-47fa-a025-88d628d916ed
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How an AI agent should use this page

Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the search_archives lookup

  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

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Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.